Voice Acting For Dummies

Stephanie Ciccarelli and David Ciccarelli are the founders of Voices.com, the largest global web hub for voice actors. For approximately the past eight years, Stephanie, David, and their team have grown Voices.com from the ground up to become the leader in the industry.

• Introduction 1Part I: Exploring Voice Acting Basics 7Chapter 1: An Overview of Voice Acting: Just the Basics 9Chapter 2: Finding Your Voice: How You Fit into Voice Acting 17Chapter 3: Training Your Voice 29Chapter 4: Understanding Your Role 53Chapter 5: Interpreting a Script and Finding Your Character 69Part II: Creating Your Audio Résumé 85Chapter 6: Deciding What Demos Are Essential 87Chapter 7: Getting Your Script Ready for Your Demo 99Chapter 8: Recording Your Demo 113Part III: Auditioning and Finding Work 127Chapter 9: Marketing Yourself and Promoting Your Work 129Chapter 10: Uncovering Voice Acting Jobs 159Chapter 11: Auditioning 101: Just the Basics 171Chapter 12: Auditioning in the Virtual World 185Chapter 13: Auditioning in the Real World 199Part IV: Setting Up Your Voice Acting Business 217Chapter 14: Working after You’ve Booked a Voice-Over Job 219Chapter 15: Getting Paid For Your Work 233Chapter 16: Nurturing Your Business 247Part V: Establishing Your Home Recording Studio 263Chapter 17: Creating Your Own In-Home Recording Studio 265Chapter 18: Understanding the Recording Process a Little Better 279Chapter 19: Editing and Mixing: Getting More Advanced 293Chapter 20: Recording the Finished Product 311Chapter 21: Delivering the Final Product 321Part VI: The Part of Tens 333Chapter 22: Ten Reasons You Should Regularly Audition 335Chapter 23: Ten (or So) Tips to Prepare for Voice Acting Jobs 339Index 345